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TORONTO (AP) — Kent Johnson scored the winner in the third period as the last-place Columbus Blue Jackets downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Saturday night to split a back-to-back. Boone Jenner and Kirill Marchenko had a goal and an assist each, and Sean Kuraly also scored for Columbus. Elvis Merzlikins had 26 saves.

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The chancellor at New Mexico State says players on the basketball team were interviewed by school personnel Saturday about an alleged hazing incident that led to the program’s suspension. In a letter to the school community, chancellor Dan Arvizu said he was “heartbroken and sickened to hear about these

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — WNBA star Brittney Griner attended the WM Phoenix Open golf tournament Saturday in her second public appearance since her release from a Russian prison. Griner was part of a crowd of about 200,000 fans at the tournament, watching the action from the stadium 16th hole. Last month in her first appearance,

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Nijel Pack scored 22 points and No. 19 Miami beat Louisville 93-85 on Saturday night. Five days following its dominant 22-point home win over Duke, Miami (20-5, 11-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) could not shake off the conference’s last-place team until Pack’s 3-pointer with 2:44 remaining made it 82-72. Pack shot

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Joel Embiid had 37 points and 13 rebounds, James Harden scored 29 points in his first game in Brooklyn since being traded a year ago to begin a Big Three breakup and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Nets 101-98. The 76ers got a victory instead

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — De’Vion Harmon scored 20 points, including a crucial driving basket in the final minute, as Texas Tech upended No. 12-ranked Kansas State 71-63. The Red Raiders (13-12, 2-10 Big 12) held the Wildcats to two field goals in the game’s final four minutes as they extended a 62-61 lead at the

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 30 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists for his league-leading 20th triple-double and the shorthanded Denver Nuggets handed the Charlotte Hornets their seventh straight defeat, 119-105. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 15 points and Bruce Brown and Michael Porter Jr. each chipped in with

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Bradley Beal scored 32 points, Kristaps Porzingis and Monte Morris added 17 apiece and the Washington Wizards shot 70% from the field through the first three quarters of their 127-113 rout of the Indiana Pacers. Washington led 80-57 after its highest-scoring half of the season. The

By The Associated Press CINCINNATI — Led by Ody Oguama’s 18 points, the Cincinnati Bearcats defeated the South Florida Bulls 84-65 on Saturday night. The Bearcats improved to 17-9 with the win and the Bulls fell to 10-15.

By GEORGE RICHARDS Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and an assist as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Florida Panthers 5-3. Logan O’Connor, Matt Nieto and Devon Toews also scored as Colorado won for the second time in five games (2-2-1). Alexandar Georgiev stopped 41 shots. Aaron Ekblad, Sam Bennett

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Kaylynne Truong scored 20 points to lead No. 23 Gonzaga to a 63-53 win over Portland to snap a first-place with the Pilots on a Saturday when the Bulldogs retired the jersey of Courtney Vandersloot. Truong made 4 of 8 3-point tries including one with four minutes left to give the

By The Associated Press GREEN BAY, Wis. — Antoine Davis scored 41 points as the Detroit Mercy Titans beat the Green Bay Phoenix 76-71. The Titans are now 11-16 with the victory and the Phoenix fell to 3-24.

By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dorka Juhász had 18 points and 15 rebounds to help No. 4 Connecticut fend off Georgetown 67-59, snapping a rare two-game slide. Aubrey Griffin added 18 points for the Huskies (22-4, 14-1 Big East), who were coming off back-to-back losses for the first time since 1993. They

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A scan done on LeBron James’ troublesome left ankle and foot showed no serious issue, but the newly crowned NBA career scoring leader sat out a second straight game Saturday night since breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s mark earlier in the week. Still, coach Darvin Ham expects

CHICAGO (AP) — Elijah Weaver scored 25 points to lead Chicago State to a 91-67 win over Saint Xavier on Saturday. Jahsean Corbett added 16 points and Wesley Cardet Jr. 14 for Chicago State.

KENNESAW, Ga. — Led by Terrell Burden’s 19 points, the Kennesaw State Owls defeated the Jacksonville State Gamecocks 74-71 on Saturday night for their first 20-win season in Division I play. The Owls moved to 20-7 with the victory and the Gamecocks dropped to 10-17.

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Armaan Franklin scored 23 points, including a 3-pointer with 39 seconds left, to lift No. 8 Virginia over Duke 69-62 in overtime. Kihei Clark added 16 points and Ben Vander Plas 13 for the Cavaliers, who won despite a 9 for 22 performance from